Black Nova Scotian settlement in Upper Hammonds Plains in Canada
Pockwock is one of four Black Nova Scotian settlements in Upper Hammonds Plains.[1] People in this area are mostly descendants of War of 1812 refugees.[1] It is located in the Halifax Regional Municipality in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. The Halifax Regional Water Commission uses Pockwock Lake as a source for water for the communities of Halifax, Bedford and Lower Sackville.
44°46′35.31″N 63°51′14.08″W / 44.7764750°N 63.8539111°W / 44.7764750; -63.8539111
Climate
| Climate data for Pockwock (1981–2010)
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
|
Mar
|
Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
|
Sep
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Oct
|
Nov
|
Dec
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Year
|
| Record high °C (°F)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
23.0
(73.4)
|
24.5
(76.1)
|
32.5
(90.5)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
33.0
(91.4)
|
35.0
(95.0)
|
34.0
(93.2)
|
25.5
(77.9)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
35.0
(95.0)
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
−1.8
(28.8)
|
−0.7
(30.7)
|
2.9
(37.2)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
15.0
(59.0)
|
20.2
(68.4)
|
23.6
(74.5)
|
23.3
(73.9)
|
19.0
(66.2)
|
13.0
(55.4)
|
7.0
(44.6)
|
1.5
(34.7)
|
11.0
(51.8)
|
| Daily mean °C (°F)
|
−6.2
(20.8)
|
−5.1
(22.8)
|
−1.3
(29.7)
|
4.1
(39.4)
|
9.9
(49.8)
|
14.9
(58.8)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
14.5
(58.1)
|
8.8
(47.8)
|
3.3
(37.9)
|
−2.4
(27.7)
|
6.5
(43.7)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
−10.6
(12.9)
|
−9.5
(14.9)
|
−5.6
(21.9)
|
−0.3
(31.5)
|
4.7
(40.5)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
13.7
(56.7)
|
10.0
(50.0)
|
4.6
(40.3)
|
−0.4
(31.3)
|
−6.3
(20.7)
|
1.9
(35.4)
|
| Record low °C (°F)
|
−29.0
(−20.2)
|
−36.0
(−32.8)
|
−22.5
(−8.5)
|
−13.0
(8.6)
|
−4.0
(24.8)
|
0.5
(32.9)
|
6.0
(42.8)
|
4.0
(39.2)
|
−2.0
(28.4)
|
−5.0
(23.0)
|
−12.5
(9.5)
|
−24.5
(−12.1)
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−36.0
(−32.8)
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| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
149.0
(5.87)
|
126.8
(4.99)
|
138.9
(5.47)
|
119.9
(4.72)
|
129.3
(5.09)
|
100.9
(3.97)
|
99.5
(3.92)
|
87.3
(3.44)
|
118.0
(4.65)
|
139.2
(5.48)
|
158.7
(6.25)
|
145.7
(5.74)
|
1,513.2
(59.57)
|
| Average rainfall mm (inches)
|
94.2
(3.71)
|
79.2
(3.12)
|
101.1
(3.98)
|
109.2
(4.30)
|
128.6
(5.06)
|
100.9
(3.97)
|
99.5
(3.92)
|
87.3
(3.44)
|
118.0
(4.65)
|
139.2
(5.48)
|
142.0
(5.59)
|
105.6
(4.16)
|
1,304.7
(51.37)
|
| Average snowfall cm (inches)
|
54.4
(21.4)
|
46.8
(18.4)
|
36.1
(14.2)
|
10.5
(4.1)
|
0.7
(0.3)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
0.0
(0.0)
|
16.5
(6.5)
|
39.6
(15.6)
|
204.7
(80.6)
|
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm)
|
15.0
|
11.9
|
13.9
|
15.7
|
16.5
|
14.2
|
13.7
|
13.5
|
13.6
|
16.1
|
16.7
|
16.2
|
177.0
|
| Average rainy days (≥ 0.2 mm)
|
7.3
|
6.3
|
9.7
|
14.4
|
16.5
|
14.2
|
13.7
|
13.5
|
13.6
|
16.1
|
15.4
|
10.4
|
151.6
|
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.2 cm)
|
8.8
|
6.7
|
5.5
|
2.2
|
0.20
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.04
|
1.9
|
7.0
|
32.3
|
| Source: Environment Canada[2]
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